A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after falling off a speeding toboggan.

The teenager is said to be in a "critical condition" in hospital after the horror accident this afternoon.

He suffered "life-threatening" head injuries in the incident in Middlesborough.

The boy was airlifted to hospital.

A Great North Air Ambulance spokesman said crews were called to land near Flatts Lane Country Park at 1.25pm today.

The spokesman described the boy's injuries as life-threatening, adding: "He was given an anaesthetic at scene before being transported to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough in a critical condition."